“The Honourable Minister of Defence is never involved in the operational matters of UPDF. His job is simply to represent us in Parliament. Nothing else,” he said. Tension as Handcuffed Suspect Escapes From Mukono Police Custody The Military Assistant in charge of Public Relations to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Colonel Chris Magezi, has […]
The Police have identified the two people who died in the Wednesday fire that gutted the Sunrise Hotel Building in Kampala. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, has identified the victims as Akot Akol Arop Chan, a South Sudan national and Shineni Mwinsadi, a Tanzanian national. Police say that among the 17 injured victims, 9 have […]
Uganda Cranes secured their second victory in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers with a 1-0 win over South Sudan at the Mandela National Stadium on Friday. Defender Bevis Mugabi’s early second-half goal was enough to earn the Cranes all three points in front of a packed crowd. The win helped the cranes […]
Government officials, trade representatives from Uganda and South Sudan have agreed to strengthen cross-border trade relations and foster regional integration. This was during a meeting convened at Nimule Border on Tuesday. The meeting provided a platform for in-depth discussions on various issues impacting trade between the two Partner States, with a particular emphasis on the […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed Somalia into the East African Community, describing the move as a boost to the efforts of the regional bloc to ensure prosperity and strategic security of its people. Speaking as a witness at the signing ceremony of the treaty of accession by the Federal Republic of Somalia today at […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated the need for the East African Community (EAC) integration. According to the President, it’s important for East Africans, especially young people to know why integration is very critical for the region. “There are three reasons; number one is do you want prosperity or not? If you say you don’t want […]
One of the victims Jacob Arok Mul is reported to have been robbed of US$ 429,000 (1.6 billion Shillings), two mobile phones, an iPhone silver blue in colour valued at 3,200 United States Dollars, a Samsung, and a Flat Screen TV 75 inches valued at US$4 ,000. The Criminal Division of the High Court in […]
Some 997,743 refugees have arrived in South Sudan in spontaneous returns from October 2018 to September 2023 after the signing of the revitalized peace agreement on the resolution of conflict, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. According to the UNHCR, 51 percent of the refugees interviewed said they returned to […]